Clifton
Street Cemetery Belfast
LWL 58 RITCHIEErected by James Ritchie Belfast
In memory of
His beloved Wife Anna who died
10th February 1837 Aged 26 years
Also their Son James Hutton Ritchie
died 5th October 1854 Aged 22 years
Also Sacred to the memory of above named
James Ritchie
who died 2nd Oct 1867 Aged 73 years
And Margaret Ritchie
who died 24th June 1873 Aged 83 years
Florence Carson Ritchie
Beloved Daughter of Thos Ritchie
died 5th Nov 1874
Aged 3 years and 8 months
Sarah Pretty
Daughter of James Ritchie
died 13th Feb 1900 Aged 67 years
Also Thomas Ritchie
who died 19th September 1907
Aged 71 yearsGrave purchased by James Ritchie in February 1837

From Thomas Ritchie's
MemoirsMy Uncle, James Ritchie, was a Land Steward for John Waring Maxwell,
Finnebrogue, (our Landlord). He has command over 100 men for years, when he
resigned to go to Belfast to join his relations there. His place was filled by
Thomas Leonard. (The same who came to Auckland, NZ).
When I came to know my Uncle James of Belfast, he had married his second wife, a
widow, Mrs Spratt of Strannear, of Scotland, who owned a lot of property there.
No issue. (I think it should be Stranraer)

From Thomas Ritchie's
Memoirs TwoJames became Land Steward of the Maxwells Finnebrogue (had command of 100 men
on the estate.) After resigning that he went to Belfast and was a partner of
Frank Ritchie (Mount Pottinger) they contracted and built the Queen's Bridge
across the Logan River, a great aqueduct at Cushendail Called "Glendun" and
other great buildings

Thomas came to N.Z. afterwards to the Chatham Islands then, Auckland, when
he sued me and my brother for a Co. Partnership in the Supreme Court in
Auckland, before he would pay costs, went into the Bankruptcy Court, afterwards
went Home and lived and died in his, Father's Home Sea View House. Belfast,
leaving 8 or 9 Daughters, no son - my Uncle James died when his son was on the
Chathams, my Father died when I was at the Law case 1871.

The Will (with one Codicil) of James Ritchie late of Seaview House
Antrim-road Belfast Merchant deceased who died 2 October 1867 at same
place was proved at Belfast by the oath of Sarah Pretty (Wife of Edward
James Pretty of Seaview House aforesaid Esquire) Daughter of deceased
and one of the Executors.